The idea of using the energy of the tides is not new. Tidal mills were built in France, Spain and Portugal as early as the twelfth century. A mill powered partially by tidal energy was built at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia,…
Güssing is a village with 4.000 inhabitants, located in the border with Hungary, in the poorest region of Austria. In 1995 the mayor decided to reduce the costs and he developed a plan, together with his colleague, an engineer specialised in…
Marine current power is a form of marine energy that can be obtained from very different origins such as wind, tides, difference in density, salinity gradients (osmotic power) or temperature (OTEC). Independently of the origin of the currents, they all…
A report from IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) confirms that renewable energy has become increasingly competitive in the last years, especially during the last two years, with a continuous costs decreasing, increased worldwide deployment and rapid technological advances. The report is called “Renewable Power…
The marine power or marine energy is the exploitation, use or application of the energy carried by waters (oceans, seas, rivers, tides, marine currents, salinity, etc.). Sometimes is also named ocean energy or ocean power. This energy is transformed into…
The Aalto University of Finland is coordinating a project to minimise the degradation of the solar panels through European Research Council funding with 850.000€ (1.17M$) the SOLARX project (Riddle of light-induced degradation in silicon photovoltaics). The sun provides enough energy…
The sustainable energy sources have the possibility to move the world onto a more secure and sustainable energy path. Renewable energy deployment can only succeed if there is a compelling business case and the countries and policy makers are committed to develop…
The 22nd World Energy Congress (WEC) was held in Daegu (South Korea) in October 2013. The Congress met more than 5.000 active participants from 100 different countries with stakeholders (policy makers, CEOs from leading energy companies, industry experts and researchers)…
River Rance mouth in the Atlantic French coast hosts the Rance tidal power station. During 45 years Rance tidal power station was the largest of the world. Since its first operation in 1.967 until 2.011 (when the Sihwa Lake Korean…
The tidal energy is present in the world since decades. From 1950’s the evolution of this source of energy has been slow but constant. The largest tidal power station in the world is located in the west coast of South…